Albert James PHILLPOTTS

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PHILLPOTTS, Albert James

Service Number:	3863
Enlisted:	1 December 1915, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	50th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia , 28 August 1893
Home Town:	Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Tinsmith
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 16 August 1916, aged 22 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Unley Museum Honour Board, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

World War 1 Service

1 Dec 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia
2 Dec 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3863, 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Malwa embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
2 Dec 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3863, 10th Infantry Battalion, RMS Malwa, Adelaide
16 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3863, 50th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3863 awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-16

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Biography

"... 3863 Private (Pte) Albert James Phillpotts, 10th Battalion. A tinsmith from Adelaide, South Australia, prior to enlistment, he embarked with the 12th Reinforcements from Adelaide on 2 December 1915 aboard RMS Malwa for Egypt. On 2 April 1916 he was transferred to the 50th Battalion which relocated to the Western Front, France, during June 1916. Pte Phillpotts was killed in action near Vadencourt, France, on 16 August 1916. He has no known grave and he is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France. He was aged 23 years." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)

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